Definition of Papacy. Meaning of Papacy. Synonyms of Papacy

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Definition of Papacy

Papacy
Papacy Pa"pa*cy, n. [LL. papatia, fr. L. papa a father, bishop. See Pope.] 1. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction. 2. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes. 3. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.

Meaning of Papacy from wikipedia

- April 2025. The papacy is vacant until a new pope is chosen in the upcoming 2025 papal conclave. Although his office is called the papacy, the jurisdiction...
- The Avignon Papacy (Occitan: Papat d'Avinhon; French: Papauté d'Avignon) was the period from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successive popes resided in...
- medieval papacy was influenced by the temporal rulers of Italy; these periods are known as the Ostrogothic Papacy, Byzantine Papacy, and Frankish Papacy. Over...
- The Byzantine Papacy was a period of Byzantine domination of the Roman Papacy from 537 to 752, when popes required the approval of the Byzantine Emperor...
- The papacy has been surrounded by numerous legends. Among the most famous are the claims that the papal tiara bears the Number of the Beast inscriptions...
- papacy for a few months, in order to rid the church of the scandalous Benedict, Gregory VI gave Benedict "valuable possessions" to resign the papacy in...
- Annuario Pontificio History of the papacy Index of Vatican City-related articles Legends surrounding the papacy Liber Pontificalis Papal conclave Papal...
- death in April 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. Anicetus actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism....
- Papacy in early Christianity was the period in papal history between 30 AD, when according to Catholic doctrine, Saint Peter effectively ****umed his pastoral...
- into twenty-five parishes. One of the few surviving records concerning his papacy mentions him as having ordained an uncertain number of priests. Pope Anacletus...